AT-S62 Command Line User’s Guide

SET SWITCH MULTICASTMODE

Syntax

set switch multicastmode=abcd

Parameter

 

 

multicastmode

Specifies one of the following:

 

a

Discards all ingress spanning tree BPDU and

 

 

802.1x EAPOL packets on all ports.

 

b

Forwards ingress spanning tree BPDU and

 

 

802.1x EAPOL packets across all VLANs and

 

 

ports.

 

c

Forwards ingress BPDU and EAPOL packets

 

 

only among the untagged ports of the VLAN

 

 

where the ingress port is a member.

 

d

Forwards ingress BPDU and EAP packets on

 

 

both tagged and untagged ports of the VLAN

 

 

where the ingress port is a member.

Description

This command controls the behavior of the switch when forwarding ingress spanning tree BPDU packets and 802.1x port-based access control EAPOL packets when these features are disabled on the switch. Note the following when setting this parameter:

You can only set this parameter from this command. You cannot configure it from the menus or web browser interface.

The mode is set at the switch level. You cannot configure it on a per-port basis.

A switch can have only one mode active at a time.

The mode setting applies to spanning tree protocol BPDUs when STP, RSTP, and MSTP are disabled on the switch.

The mode setting applies to 802.1x port-based access control EAPOL packets when 802.1x is disabled.

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Allied Telesis management software layer 2+ fast ethernet switches SET Switch Multicastmode, Set switch multicastmode=abcd